Random modules drop

[Tikanderoga]

This quote sparked an idea:

Producer/Designer [Rolling eyes]: Oh for crying out loud...isn't it obvious? Just sprinkle them about, like we do all the other modules!

You salvage some experimental module/weapon but you have to have it adjusted to your ship. Engineer sends you on some errands to get that done.You'll get a choice: Upgrade your weapon hardpoint to fit the weapon (from huge to Gargantuan) or downsize a weapon to fit the huge hardpoint. Adjust stats accordingly. Same with modules. You could have a Size 7 or 8 FSD in your Anaconda instead of that 6, boosting your jump range, ships would be truly unique rather than cookie cut.

 

[metatheurgist]

This quote sparked an idea:


You salvage some experimental module/weapon but you have to have it adjusted to your ship. Engineer sends you on some errands to get that done.You'll get a choice: Upgrade your weapon hardpoint to fit the weapon (from huge to Gargantuan) or downsize a weapon to fit the huge hardpoint. Adjust stats accordingly. Same with modules. You could have a Size 7 or 8 FSD in your Anaconda instead of that 6, boosting your jump range, ships would be truly unique rather than cookie cut.

Ships used to be truly unique, then people complained about RNG engineering.

 

[Captain Willard]

Not very well thought out eh? Modules and weapons, can't be stored on a ship.
They are not a commodity to buy and sell. And upgrading a ships core modules will never happen.
OH YEAH. Gonna put a class 8 fsd in my sidey.

 

[Tikanderoga]

Not very well thought out eh? Modules and weapons, can't be stored on a ship.
They are not a commodity to buy and sell. And upgrading a ships core modules will never happen.
OH YEAH. Gonna put a class 8 fsd in my sidey.

Well, the module would be a commodity to begin with, but one that would take up several tons instead of just 1. If you can't haul a 256t item, then you can't fit it in your sidey!

And if you want to go through all that trouble to upgrade your FSD from 1 through 8 in your Sidey, who am I to stop you?
Find that FSD module 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and then 8 and each and every time do the bidding for the engineer.